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• Ethical Cosmetics Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  O'NEIL, Clare, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

  to introduce four new offences in relation to the testing of cosmetics on live animals in Australia, and the importation and manufacture in Australia of cosmetics tested on live animals overseas; and makes consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Flags Amendment (Protecting Australian Flags) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHRISTENSEN, George, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to make it an offence to wilfully destroy, desecrate, dishonour or defile the Australian flag. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Tougher Penalties for Country-by-Country Reporting) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce a penalty regime for significant global entities who fail to meet their country-by-country reporting obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Procuring Australian Goods and Services) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to require the Commonwealth, corporate Commonwealth entities and wholly-owned Commonwealth companies to procure Australian goods and services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: remove the exemption from the conflicted remuneration ban on benefits paid in relation to certain life risk insurance products; enable the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to permit benefits in relation to life risk insurance products when certain requirements are met; and ban volume based payments in life risk products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (Serious or Organised Crime) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: prevent the use of aviation and maritime transport or offshore facilities in connection with serious or organised crime; establish a regulatory framework to implement harmonised eligibility criteria for the aviation security identification card (ASIC) and maritime security identification card (MSIC) schemes; clarify and align the legislative basis for undertaking security checking of ASIC and MSIC applicants and holders; provide for regulations to prescribe penalties for offences; and insert an additional severability provision to provide guidance to a court as to Parliament’s intention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Single Appeal Path) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to create a single appeal path for the review of original determinations made by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to give full effect to the

  Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act 2014

  in relation to mandatory visa cancellation-related powers and the lawful disclosure of non-citizens’ identifying information where a non-citizen is suspected of being of character concern. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Fuel Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to: provide for the regulation of renewable fuel content in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles; provide that the ethanol volume percentage be mandated at a minimum of 5 per cent from 1 July 2019 and a minimum of 10 per cent from 1 July 2022; establish an office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator and provide for the appointment and functions of the administrator; and include record keeping and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2], the bill: repeals the

  Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012

  ; makes consequential amendments to the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ,

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  and

  Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987

  ; amends the proposed

  Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2013

  as a consequence of new Australian Privacy Principles; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum